Puerto Rican junior lightweight Felix Verdejo will be after his second straight win against an opponent to be determined on the undercard of a Jan. 19 clash between Orlando Salido and Mikey Garcia at Madison Square Garden.

2008 Olympic bronze medalist Deontay Wilder is 26-0 with 26 KOs: “I just need to continue to work hard and continue to show up and do what I’m doing, which is knocking guys out. For me, you know, it’s knocking everybody out.”

RING heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko is both lighter and shorter than Saturday night’s challenger, Mariusz Wach, whom he will face in the wake of the death of longtime trainer, Emanuel “Manny” Steward.

Boxer-turned-trainer Johnathon Banks on the spirit of Emanuel Steward: “It’s so thick that you can cut it with a knife. I mean, it’s really, really thick. This spirit has been within me for years, and his words have been in my head for years.”

RING heavyweight Wladimir Klitschko will be staring up at a taller opponent for the first time in his career on Nov. 10 against Mariusz Wach, and he will do so in the wake of the death of his trainer, Emanuel Steward.